Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-04-20

Them that goes down to She sea In
ships has Gurus exper' ences, Thad-
deus" said Captain Flagg. laying down
his big trumpet with an impressive nod
of TIE head.
With a vivid recollection of his own
experience of the previous night, Tad
replied elAphaticOlly that he Lad no
doubt of 1t.
"When you come to be q sailor,
Thaddcus, and. may be. a ship-master,
like myself" pursued the Captain,
feeling mechanically in his pockets for
his pipe-which he discovered, a mo-
ment later, to he on the deck, in pos
session of Bounce. who was gravely
dragging II away to the unreasonable
deligh: of Polly-"an' you've gone
through the responsibilities, an
dangers. an typhoons - an things
gently" he rather hazily concluded,
as he recovered his pipe from Bounce,
you'll realize that what Solomon says
about truth being stranger'n fiction is
jest about as he's put it."
"But I-I-don't think want to be
a sailor" faltered Tad, with downcast
eyes.
"What-not want to be q salyer
bold, and plow the ragin' MAN," ex-
claimed the Captain with look of un-
utterable amazement.
"No, SIR" family replied Tad. And
as he thus spoke, he hung his. head so
far one side that the big fur cap cell
off. and was immediately seized by
Bounce, who began to worry it, evil
IDENTIFY regarding it as some new spe-
c;es of the feline race, until, in the
fervor of his attack, he fell into it bod
lily, and gave vent TO small yelps, ex-
prcssive of extreme fear.
1t was some time before the Captain
recovered from the shock occasioned
by Tsd's reply. That q likely boy
should prefer q prosnic existence
ashore, who had once tasted the pleas
urable excitement Of "a life on the
ocean wave," passed his simple COM
prchension. But gradually yielding to
Pouy's artful arguments, Captain
Flagg's brow began to clear.
"All right, my lad," he said. quite
cheerfully. - own I'm a bit struck
aback, but, seeing you don't take
naturally to sailorizin', there's no press
gangs nowadays to force you into
goin' against your will. Only" re-
marked Captain Flagg, fitting back his
o;l-skin hat, and scratching his head
reAectively, - don't just know what
to do with you, now you've changed
your mind"
II known suddenly exclaimed
Polly, clapping her hands.
"WellP" asked her father, interroga-
lively.
wen find him a chance on farm
when we get to Bixport" returned
Polly, confidently. You'd like farm
ing-wouldn't you, TadP"
Tad nodded with growing enthusi-
asm. He knew that farming had some
thing to do with new milk and fresh
butter and driving horses. Whatever
it was, it would be far preferable to go
ing to sea. And so it was pretty def
nitely settled that Tad should be q
DAONlNONl llC
the Captains influence, to find a situa-
ton
When Tad came on deck at sunrise
the following morning, sleepily rubbing
his eyes, he rubbed them still harder.
and. moreover, gave his elbow a sly
pinch to make sure that he was fully
awake as he saw the strange transform
alton that had taken place in his sur
roundings Of the previous night.
For 10! in place of the far-reaching
sea, green fields, alternating with for
ests of oak or pine, slOped down on
either hand to the edge of a broad riv-
or Us smooth and clear as glass on
whose upmoving tide the MARY j."
was slowly drifting.
"Wh-y-y," exclaimed Tad, staring
about him in glad surprise, ''where is
this, anyway"
This is down East Tad" laughed
Polly, enjoying his look of perplexity.